It's fair to say the Quilliam Foundation (later rebranded to "Quilliam") has not been without its problems since launching in 2008. Since its launch, Quilliam expanded much too quickly, taking on too many staff, and has never stopped to define its remit clearly enough.

Laurie Penny has published a remarkably ill informed piece over at the New Statesman today. Ordinarily, I would have described it as "disappointing" but to do so would overlook the spectacular decline of the Staggers in recent years. Penny writes:

Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens is aPhD student at King's College, London. He has contributed to various online and printed publications including, The Daily Telegraph, Lebanon's Daily Star, Standpoint and NOWLebanon.